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1. 50 Largest Area Employers. .. 50 Largest Area Employers. .. November/5/1984 Table listing the top 50 largest Kansas City area employers in 1984, with the following top notables: (1) federal government, (2) General Motors Corporation, (3) Bendix Corporation, (4) Missouri state...
2. Air Age Mark in Jet Flight Air Age Mark in Jet Flight August 3, 1959 First jet passenger plane out of Kansas City, leaving for Los Angeles, California.
3. Airplanes Airplanes Two photographs of planes over Kansas City Municipal Airport. One is Braniff airliner, the other TWA.
4. Airplanes before Terminal Building and Skyline Airplanes before Terminal Building and Skyline Terminal building with Kansas City skyline in background; also shows row of TWA DC-3s in front of terminal.
5. At First, They were 'Sky Girls' At First, They were 'Sky Girls' May 22, 2005 History of the first airlline flight attendants contains a section on Kansas Citian, Ona Gieschen, who worked for TWA starting in 1948.
6. Aviation Facilities Suffer Flood Damage Aviation Facilities Suffer Flood Damage July 23, 1951 Summary of effects of the flood on the most severely hit airlines.
7. Barkley Ad Agency Shortens Its Name, Gets a New Logo Barkley Ad Agency Shortens Its Name, Gets a New Logo October 10, 2006 Article reports the shortening of the name of Barkley Evergreen and Partners advertising agency to "Barkley," along with the unveiling of a new, rocket-shaped logo. The agency moved into the refurbished...
8. Barkley Evergreen Takes Wing Barkley Evergreen Takes Wing November 12, 2005 Local ad agency, Barkley Evergreen & Partners, is planning on moving into the long vacant TWA Building in the Crossroads District. The building is at 18th and Baltimore and is presently owned by Bradley...
9. Biography of Lou Holland (1878-1960), Advocate of Kansas City Aviation Biography of Lou Holland (1878-1960), Advocate of Kansas City Aviation 1999
10. Celebrating Preservation: 2007 HKCF Preservation Awards Celebrating Preservation: 2007 HKCF Preservation Awards Summer 2007 Article on 2007 Preservation Awards includes information about the renovation of the following properties: Park Lane Apartments, Aladdin Hotel, Christian Church Hospital(Residences at West Paseo), Blossom...
11. Culture Economy: The Midwest's New Art City Culture Economy: The Midwest's New Art City January 2007 A panel discussion about the relationship between art and economic development in Kansas City. Panel included Paul Tyler, David Ford, Porter Arneill, David Dowell, and Brad Nicholson. Article includes...
12. Deaths: Mrs. Paul S. May Deaths: Mrs. Paul S. May April/24/1974 Obituary for Mrs. Gladys May, "48, of 120 [West 61st Terrace], a founder of the H. E. E. D. (Help Educate Emotionally Disturbed) School," later "known as the Children's Special Education Center, 400 [West...
13. Deaths: Robert E. Whitmer Deaths: Robert E. Whitmer November/4/1974 Photo and obituary for Robert Whitmer, "67, of Aberdeen Road, Fairway, a former director of the J. C. Nichols Company and an officer for Trans World Airlines." Native of Wichita, Kansas coming to Kansas...
14. Developers Buy TWA Building Developers Buy TWA Building September 16, 2003 Lou Trigg and Roger Buford purchased the old 8-story TWA building at the southeast corner of 13th Street and Baltimore Avenue. They formed a partnership called TB Squared to redevelop it. TWA owned the...
15. Former Center for Pilot Training Soon to Be Gone Former Center for Pilot Training Soon to Be Gone January 1, 2006 Article reports the beginning of demolition on the TWA Flight Training Center Building, located in the southwest quadrant of Interstate 29 and Cookingham Drive near the Kansas City International Airport....
16. Former TWA Building Acquired Former TWA Building Acquired July 16, 2009 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation purchased the mortgage on the old Trans World Airlines administrative building near Kansas City International Airport. The building is listed on the National Register of...
17. Four Generations, All Fit to Fly Four Generations, All Fit to Fly January 27, 2013 Article announces that the TWA Museum has begun an oral history project aimed at documenting the experiences of former Trans World Airlines employees. Jim Stanton, a former pilot, is interviewed and describes...
18. From the Stacks: Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Kansas City, Missouri's Airline, TWA's "Around From the Stacks: Western Historical Manuscript Collection - Kansas City, Missouri's Airline, TWA's "Around the World Service" July 2008 Article provides a concise history of TWA, founded July 13, 1925, as Western Air Express (WAE). Transcontinental and Western Air relocated its headquarters from New York to Kansas City in 1931. Western...
19. Her First Book Her First Book January/21/1958 File containing a photo and caption about Willa Wightman, a "teletype operator for Trans World Airlines," "author of 'My Heart Sings,' a collection of devotional lyrics," and resident of 4025 Walnut Street....
20. History of Trans World Airlines (TWA) History of Trans World Airlines (TWA) 1999 Photos and description of "the history of TWA [Trans World Airlines], beginning in 1929 when Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) decided to make their international headquarters at Municipal Airport in...